Wellington Rallies for 9-Year-Old Riley McCarron as GoFundMe Tops $6,000
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Updated · KWCH · Jul 7
Wellington Rallies for 9-Year-Old Riley McCarron as GoFundMe Tops $6,000
1 articles · Updated · KWCH · Jul 7
Summary
Doctors this week changed Riley McCarron’s condition from critical to terminal after the 9-year-old was diagnosed in June with stage 4 T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma and a large mass on her lung.
More than $6,000 has been raised through a GoFundMe, while T-shirt sales, direct donations and school gifts are helping her family stay with her during treatment in Kansas City.
Jarek Conrad, 13, has added to that effort by selling $10 bracelets and raising more than $1,600 in less than a week after hearing about Riley’s illness.
Washington Elementary staff and residents say the support has shifted from cheering Riley’s recovery to covering the family’s mounting needs as her condition declines.